Historical materials; preparation; publication; sale; selling price; interest in materials; Historical Society of Michigan as owner; credit of money from sale of publications or materials.
MCL 399.804
in effect399.804. Historical materials; preparation; publication; sale; selling price; interest in materials; Historical Society of Michigan as owner; credit of money from sale of publications or materials.
Sec. 4.
(1) The center may prepare historical materials for publication in print, electronic, or other format and sell those items at a reasonable price.
(2) The department may establish, raise, and lower a selling price for books, reprints, maps, articles, calendars, and related items and may sell those materials. However, those materials shall be sold at a reasonable price.
(3) The center and the Historical Society of Michigan both have an interest in materials published in association with Michigan History magazine prior to October 1, 2009. The Historical Society of Michigan shall be considered the owner of all such materials published after that date.
(4) The money collected from the sale of all publications or other materials described in this section shall be credited to the publications fund.
2016, Act 470, Eff. Apr. 5, 2017
[Compiler] For the transfer of powers and duties related to the state archives program from the department of natural resources to the department of technology, management and budget, see E.R.O. 2023-2, compiled at MCL 388.1283.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-399-804Fetched: 10/20/2026